Safety & Welfare                                                                  Police Approved Guidelines

inlingua Vacation Programmes have adopted the policies and procedures as laid down by Child-Safe (www.child-safe.org.uk). These guidelines, policies an best practice procedures were the result of lengthy 

Child Protection Mission Statement

ij tours limited (trading as) inlingua Vaction Programmes is committed to creating and maintaining the safest possible environment for children and young people.

We do this by:

• Recognising that all children and young peole have the right to freedom from abuse
• Ensuring that all our staff, volunteers and host families are carefully selected and accept responsibility for helping prevent the abuse of children and youngpeople in their care
• Responding swiftly and appropriately to all suspicions or allegations of abuse, and providing host families, parents and guardians, children and young people with the opportunity to voice any concerns they may have
• Appointing a Child Protection or Welfare Officer who will take specific responsibility for child safety and actas the main point of contact for host families, parents, guardians, children, young people and outside agencies 
• Ensuring access to confidential information is restricted to the Child Protection Officer, Welfare Officer or the appropriate external authorities
• Regularly reviewing the effectiveness of our Child Protection Policy

Our Child Protection & Welfare Officer is:

 KATHARINE HAYES

Tel: + 44 1452 621 141

Our Host Family Officer is:

MARGARET REYNOLDS

Tel: + 44 7948 710 357

Peter Hayes

Director

January 2008